The company's consolidated half year financial statements will be lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange shortly, on completion of an audit review of its results.

The expected pre-tax profit result is based on gold sales revenue of $45.8 million for the six months to the end of December, versus a pre-tax profit of $47.1 million from gold sales of $83.6 million for the corresponding period in 2010.

Shares in Ramelius were up 0.45% or 0.5c in morning trade to $1.125.